Following Pant's absence, KL Rahul has filled in to his shoes and produced a good show at the recent ODI World Cup, amassing 452 runs at an average of 75.33.
As England and India gear up for the final showdown in the five-match series for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at The Oval, former England speedster Stuart Broad feels the hosts should make some changes to their Playing XI and rest tearaway Jofra Archer.
'Nasser Hussain actually called me a Bus driver :) was good to take them for a ride!'
The BCCI on Friday took strong objection to former England captain Nasser Hussain's comparison of Indian cricketers to 'donkeys', saying the comment was totally uncalled for.
As India went into the second Test against England on Wednesday without pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, former players and coaches questioned the thinking behind resting the world's best bowler when they trail 0-1 in the series.
England struggled with dropped catches, including those behind the stumps by Jonny Bairstow
Joe Root now finds himself second only to Tendulkar in the list of all-time Test run-getters as he reflected on the Indian maestro's legacy his own journey as a youngster inspired by the Indian icon.
Harmanpreet Kaur was caught inches short while failing to slide her bat in.
'Congratulations Joe Root, magnificent.'
Gill scored a sensational 269 in the first innings and followed it up with 161 in the second-earning comparisons to Don Bradman from Shastri himself.
Jasprit Bumrah is likely to play the first, second and fourth Tests.
India made the blunder of reading the conditions wrong during the last WTC final in 2021 and shouldn't repeat the mistake this time as they eye their maiden ICC title in 10 years.
Gavaskar didn't mince words as he tore into India's sub-par work in the field, both in terms of dropped chances and overall outfielding.
While Gill's intent was to contain, former players believe he missed an opportunity to attack when it mattered most.
Nasser Hussain hailed Pakistan's debutant batter Kamran Ghulam for his century during the second Test against Three Lions at Multa
The South African said Hussain's suggestions in the run-up to the match that there was a rift in the South Africa camp had charged up his players.
Artherton's successor and former England captain Nasser Hussain believes Kohli transformed the way India plays Test format with his "aura, swagger, and passion".
'They can't afford to go 2-0 down so you want your best bowler.'
While Australia travelled to the UAE on Saturday, South Africa were slated to board a flight out of Pakistan on Sunday.
On July 13, 2002, the Indian cricket team achieved an extraordinary victory on foreign soil by defeating a formidable England side in their own backyard to clinch the Natwest Tri-Series, which also featured Sri Lanka.
Here's a quick look back to the day when India erased a good chunk of the stigma of being poor travellers.
Dinesh Karthik didn't hold back in his admiration, calling Bumrah 'as valuable as the Kohinoor diamond' and underlining his dominance across all formats.
The England captain's resignation was greeted with a mixture of surprise and regret.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain believes India's lack of success away from home in Test cricket is down to lack of a seam-bowling all-rounder like England's Ben Stokes.
Nasser Hussain showered praise on Stuart Broad after the veteran pacer bid farewell to international cricket with a memorable final day of his career.
"If anyone doubted he was ever a team man, they got to see it first-hand today. That requires more than just steel," Shastri said in a video posted by the BCCI on its website.
'They are in one place, they are in one hotel, there is no travel, they are in one dressing room. They know the pitch. When they selected they probably knew what Dubai was going to be like.'
England must treat every Test match like an Ashes series decider as part of their red-ball reset, former captain Nasser Hussain said.
The Indian batting ace said the former England captain was a great tactician and one of the best captains he played against.
The former England captain said 'Smith has the energy which I like to think I had when I started'.
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'And obviously two losses and being out of the tournament and a bit of hangover of the few tournaments before I think it probably reached the end of the road foe me and my captaincy, is a shame, I'm sad about that.'
'He's already thinking about going back in the nets and working hard at his game and that's a good sign for me that he's still got that hunger. He's, what, 10 wickets away from 700 (Test wickets), and that will keep him going for a while yet.'
The former England captain expects experienced pacer James Anderdon to be part of England's touring squad for the Test series in India early next year.
'Look at the opposition. Like in anything in life, try and learn. Why did we collapse? Why Crawley keeps getting starts and keeps getting out? Ben Duckett, got a brilliant 150, gave a charge when the ball was too new.'
Hussain also lavished praise on Kohli after the maestro recorded his 48th ODI hundred in the seven-wicket win against Bangladesh.
The master batsman said Hussain was a very good captain who was always up to something.
England will use the retired ODI skipper's experience during their upcoming one-day campaigns.
Former England skipper Nasser Hussain has lashed out at Kevin Pietersen and Cricket Board authorities for the captain-coach row which pushed the country's cricket into a turmoil.
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